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title: Canals of Xochimilco
author: Luis Bartolomé Marcos
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21240/canals-of-xochimilco/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-10-26
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# Canals of Xochimilco

_Authored by Luis Bartolomé Marcos_

## Image File

[![Canals of Xochimilco](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21240.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21240.jpg)

## Image Caption

Canal with a touristic trajineras, photography by Luis Bartolomé Marcos, Xochimilco in Mexico [City](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), 05 November 2013.

Flat-bottomed, vibrantly colored tourist boats known as *trajineras* pass by a *chinampa,* a man-made agricultural island, in the canals of Xochimilco. The *[chinampas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chinampas/)* and *trajineras* make the canals of Xochimilco a popular tourist attraction in Mexico.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Marcos, L. B. (2025, October 26). Canals of Xochimilco. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21240/canals-of-xochimilco/>
### Chicago
Marcos, Luis Bartolomé. "Canals of Xochimilco." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 26, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21240/canals-of-xochimilco/>.
### MLA
Marcos, Luis Bartolomé. "Canals of Xochimilco." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Oct 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21240/canals-of-xochimilco/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xochimilco,_canales_09.jpg) by [**Luis Bartolomé Marcos**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Xochimilco,_canales_09.jpg). Submitted by [Jordy Samuels](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jordysamuels.jdt/ "User Page: Jordy Samuels"), published on 26 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.